Sepal

['sep(ə)l;'siːp(ə)l] or ['sɛpl]

(noun.) one of the green parts that form the calyx of a flower.

伯尼編輯--From WordNet

(n.) A leaf or division of the calyx.

手打:穆里尔

n. a leaf or division of the calyx of a flower.—adjs. Sep′aline Sep′aloid Sep′alous.—n. Sepal′ody change of petals into sepals.

整理:默娜

Why should the sepals, petals, stamens, and pistils, in each flower, though fitted for such distinct purposes, be all constructed on the same pattern? 查理斯·達爾文. 物種起源.

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